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THIS IS

AMIGA
POWER

OVER 300
GAMES RATED IN EVERY ISSUE!

EDITOR
Matt Bielby

DEPUTY EDITOR
Colin Campbell

PRODUCTION EDITOR
Mark Ramshaw

STAFF WRITER
Stuart Campbell

CONSULTANT EDITOR
Gary Penn

ART EDITOR
Mark Williams

ART ASSISTANT
Lisa Nicholls

CONTRIBUTORS
Asam Ahmed, Harriet Athay, Jonathan Davies, Angela Neal, Julia O'Shea, Martin Parfitt, Rich Pelley

Thanks this issue to: Lam Tang for the loan of his pic of the Starship Enterprise, Eric Matthews for more Gods tips, and to the Pope for his version of Speedy Gonzales.

TRUE STORIES
Where's the best place to go for a peek at next year's games? What's happening with the new version of Star Trek? Who is foolish enough to be planning a game based on Jimmy Hill? When will Mind Possessing Aliens From Hyperspace be landing? All these questions are answered in our expanded news section. PLUS Rock Hard Quiz, Crib Sheets, Oh Dear! and more.

THE CHARTS
Manchester United has made it to the top, and Full Contact is still hanging in there, but what of the other 98 games that jamming up the charts? Find out the climbers and fallers with our Gallup listings.

COMPLETE CONTROL
Take charge of the trickiest titles with the help of the most reliable tips section around. This month: Hero Quest, Blade Warrior, plus the final sections of Prince Of Persia and Gods.

WORK IN PROGRESS: JUST AS GOOD AS GOLD!
US Gold have been one of Britain's premier games publishers for just about as long as anyone can remember. But what are the Birmingham bunch up to at the moment? We tune in to the lot, including The Godfather, Indiana Jones, OutRun Europa and Megatwins on page 61.

IF WE'D KNOWN THEN...
Simon Phipps, the man behind Rick Dangerous and Switchblade (amongst others) ruminates on his successes and failures.

WHY ARE ALL FENCH GAMES SO BONKERS?
We packed our man off to the continent on a quest for the weirdest game from the home of weirdness...

ONE HELL OF A COMPETITION
Mirrorsoft were so chuffed with our hugely enthusiastic review of Mega-lo-Mania that they came up with a killer of a competition prize - every game they've ever released ever (!!), plus every game they're going to for the next five years!!

DO THE WRITE THING
Bigger, better, more. That's the theme of this month's bubbling letters page. And now there's money to be won for your opinions too...

THE BOTTOM LINE
Reviews, reviews and more reviews. Snappy and informative summaries on nearly 300 of last year's top games in our unique reference section.

IN THE STYLE OF...
Sensible Software's Jon Hare takes Mega lo Mania into a whole new league.

GAMES OF THE MONTH

FLAMES OF FREEDOM
It's huge, it's pretty - but is it any good? find out on...

TERMINATOR 2
We're expecting big-time excitement from Ocean...

CRUISE FOR A CORPSE
Simply France's most eagerly awaited adventure ever...

RODLAND
Introducing a new genre, the 'squirrel basher'...

MAGIC POCKETS
The Bitmaps are back with their first ever platformer.

ROBIN HOOD
Hoopy fun and escapades in Medieval England...

SILENT SERVICE 2
Who says submarine games have to be boring?

UTOPIA
Sim City meets Populous meets... Legoland?

ALSO REVIEWED
Big Business
Darkman
Dino Wars
Final Fight
Geisha
King's Bounty
Monster Business
Secret Of The Silver Blades

BUDGET
Deadline
Dungeons, Amethysts, Alchemists And Everythin'
Inspector Hecti In The Interchange
Red Heat
Shufflepuck Cafe
Skychase
Sorcerer
Stryx
Waterloo

COMPILATIONS
Rainbow Collection
Grandstand

PERIPHERALS
Trojan Light Phaser

PD
Buck Rodgers
Bug Bash
Cubulus
ED209 - The Revenge
Flashbier
Go-Moku
Ladybug
Middle East Mania
Nucleus
Pom Pom Gunner
RoboCop Goes To Iraq
Wizzy's Quest